Market Update: Sweden Stocks Lower

Investing.com – Sweden stocks were lower after the close on Friday, with losses in the Healthcare, Industrials, and Telecoms sectors leading shares down.

At the close in Stockholm, the OMX Stockholm 30 declined 0.85%, hitting a new 1-month low.

Top Performers

The best performers of the session on the OMX Stockholm 30 were:
– Svenska Cellulosa SCA AB B (ST:SCAb): rose 1.26% (1.80 points) to trade at 140.50.
– Evolution AB (ST:EVOG): added 1.18% (11.80 points) to end at 1,009.00.
– Kinnevik, Investment AB ser. B (ST:KINVb): up 1.07% (0.80 points) to 77.20 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session included:
– NIBE Industrier AB ser. B (ST:NIBEb): fell 4.60% (2.40 points) to trade at 50.10.
– Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (ST:SBBb): declined 3.65% (0.15 points) to end at 4.08.
– Getinge AB ser. B (ST:GETIb): down 3.45% (6.50 points) to 180.50.

Market Statistics

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 473 to 284, with 90 ending unchanged.

Commodity Prices

• Crude oil for December delivery was down 1.66% ($1.14) to $67.56 a barrel.
• Brent oil for January delivery fell 1.42% ($1.03) to $71.53 a barrel.
• December Gold Futures contract fell 0.22% ($5.60) to trade at $2,567.30 a troy ounce.

Currency Exchange Rates

• EUR/SEK was up 0.09% to 11.58.
• USD/SEK fell 0.13% to 10.97.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.07% at 106.53.